The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-12-06

election Of Chas J. Faulkner, under
the seal of State as required by act
of Congress Second, for reasons set
out in briet of Danl B. Lucas copy
of which accompanied the protest
Third, because Chas. J Faulkner
was at the time out of the State OF
his alleged election on the 9Th day
May 1887, was Judge of 18th Judi
tial District of West Virginia, and,
therefore, NEGLIGIBLE to office iof
Senator. The protest was laid on
the table and ordered to be printed
in the record.
The ceremony ofadministering the
oath OF ofice TO the newly elected
Senator was then preceedsd with,
such Senators being called in par
ties OF four and in alphabs teal Or
Ger. The fist Senators thus called
and Sworn were Aldrich, Bate. Blod-
gett, and Chandler. Second four
were CockrelI, Daniel, Davis, and
Dawes.
There was & protest entered
against the administration Of the
oath to MIR. Faulkner of West Vir-
ginia unil certain questions to which
his credentials gave rise could be
passed upon by the committee on
privileges and election. A member
of that committee assured the
Seskt that the matter should rs-
ceive immediate attention OF the
committee so that if the gentleman
was. found to be entitled, to his seat
he could enter upon lis duties with
out urnec, ssary delay. Senator
Kenna said that tbs course proposed
eminen:ly was appropriate and he
trusted it would be followed with
out the tormality OF a vote. This
course was followed and a call of
Senators elect proceeded. Oath was
administered to Mr.. Turpie Of In
dianna, and he was admitted to his
seat. All papers in his case were
retered to the committee on priv
ileges and elections.
The oath was then administered
to the remainder of the Senators. At
the suggestion Of Vest, the rivilege5
Of the floor, were given to Mr..
Faulkner pending the decision of
tho contest. When the roll-call had
bcen completed and the Senators
elect were Sworn in, the customary
committee 10 give notice to the
President and the House of repre-
sentatives were named and the Sen
ate adjourned. Morgan and Morrill,
represent the Senate on this cons
mittee.
HoUsE.-Long before the hour of
noon the galleries in the House were
crowded to their utmost capacity
with spectators drawn together to
witness. the opening scenes of the
new Congress. T,edies were in
majority and their gay costume.
lent san air Of animation to the
chambsr. On the floor msmbers
congregatcd, exchanged greetings
and congratulations. There were
very lew floral decorations upon the
desks Of members, though Mr.. T. J.
Campbell, of New York, was favored
with q horseshoe of carnations and
roses, a gift of the Oriental clnb of
New York.
At neon the Clerk OF the House
called the body to order, and was
about to call the roll when a crank
in the gallery started salvation
army hymn which he sang Justify
uotil ejocted by & door keeper,
which was not until several minutes
had elapsed, a- the crowd impeded
the official in his attempt to reach
the musician. The clerk then pro
ceeded with roll call amid a good
deal Of confusion caused by gen
tlemen renewing old acquaintances
or forming new ones amid much
talk and laughter. Pages We're kept
busy carrying belated bouquets and
floral designs to proper recipients
Among the handsomest of designs
was one presented to Mr.. Lawler Of
Illinois. 1t was tablet of roses On
which was inscribed iuA purple im-
mortel!cs "Labor's Champion" Mr.,
Randall's desk Was embellished
with harp, and that of Sir. Stahl-
necker of New York, was adorned
with tall floral vase.
On the call Of the roll 313 mem
bers answered to their names, and
the Clerk announced that moro
than a quorum being present, the
next business in order WAS the cleo
ton of Speaker. John g. Carlisle
was put in nomination by Cox, of
New York, and Thomas B. Reed by
Cannon, Of Illinois. At the request
of the Clerk, Messrs. Randall. Mills,
Long and Mckinley took their
places Mt the Clerks desk to act as
tally keepers, aud the roI. w2s GAjr
called. The vote resulted rs fol-
lows: Total number Of votes cast
313; for Carlisle 1853, for Reed 146,
for Brunn of Pennsylvania, 2. Of
the four Independents, Anderson cf|
Iowa, voted for Carlisle, Nichols Of
North Carolina, and Smith Of Wis
consin for Brunn, while Hopkins ofI
Virginia did not vote, The Clerk
thvreupon declared Carlisle to be
duly elected Speaker and that ger
tle:nan was escorted to the Speak
er'o desk by Messrs. Cox and
Reed amid loud applause.
The oath of office, having been ao-
ministered by Mr.. Kelley of PEN
nsylyania the Speaker called the
House to order and made speech
of thanks for the honor conferred
upon him, in which he directed at
tention to the important labors